IndyCar (IRL)

Indy Racing League 1997 – Race 8: Charlotte (oval)

Charlotte (oval), USA

Race result

Finishers
1. #91 Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile 35
2. #1 Billy Boat A.J. Foyt Enterprises · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile 33
3. #6 Scott Goodyear Treadway Racing · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile 32
4. #17 Affonso Giaffone Chitwood Motorsports · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile 31
5. #4 Kenny Bräck Galles Racing · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile 30
6. #51 Eddie Cheever Cheever Racing · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile 29
7. #2 Tony Stewart + Team Menard · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile 29
8. #77 Stephane Gregoire Chastain Motorsports · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile 27
9. #70 Marco Greco Galles Racing · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile 26
10. #7 Eliseo Salazar Dick Simon Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile 25
11. #18 John Paul jr. PDM Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile 24
12. #27 Jim Guthrie Blueprint Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile 23
14. #10 Mike Groff Byrd Cunningham Racing · G-Force GF01 - Infiniti 21
Classified, not running at the finish
13. #30 Robbie Groff McCormack Motorsports · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile 22
15. #33 Jimmy Kite Dick Simon Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile 20
16. #14 Davey Hamilton A.J. Foyt Enterprises · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile 19
17. #21 Roberto Guerrero Pagan Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile 18
18. #99 Sam Schmidt LP Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile 17
19. #28 Mark Dismore Kelley Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile 16
20. #3/8/22 Vincenzo Sospiri Dick Simon Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile 15
21. #5 Arie Luyendyk Treadway Racing · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile 14
22. #97/31 Greg Ray Knapp Motorsports · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile 13
23. #40 Jack Miller Sinden Racing Service · Dallara IR7 - Infiniti 12

Qualifying

Starting grid
1. #2 Tony Stewart Team Menard · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile 2
2. #5 Arie Luyendyk Treadway Racing · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile
3. #1 Billy Boat A.J. Foyt Enterprises · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile
4. #14 Davey Hamilton A.J. Foyt Enterprises · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile
5. #91 Buddy Lazier Hemelgarn Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
6. #27 Jim Guthrie Blueprint Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
7. #21 Roberto Guerrero Pagan Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
8. #6 Scott Goodyear Treadway Racing · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile
9. #77 Stephane Gregoire Chastain Motorsports · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile
10. #28 Mark Dismore Kelley Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
11. #70 Marco Greco Galles Racing · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile
12. #3/8/22 Vincenzo Sospiri Dick Simon Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
13. #33 Jimmy Kite Dick Simon Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
14. #7 Eliseo Salazar Dick Simon Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
15. #51 Eddie Cheever Cheever Racing · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile
16. #17 Affonso Giaffone Chitwood Motorsports · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
17. #97/31 Greg Ray Knapp Motorsports · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
18. #4 Kenny Bräck Galles Racing · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile
19. #40 Jack Miller Sinden Racing Service · Dallara IR7 - Infiniti
20. #30 Robbie Groff McCormack Motorsports · G-Force GF01 - Oldsmobile
21. #18 John Paul jr. PDM Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
22. #10 Mike Groff Byrd Cunningham Racing · G-Force GF01 - Infiniti
23. #99 Sam Schmidt LP Racing · Dallara IR7 - Oldsmobile
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